diff --git a/drivers/serial/of_serial.c b/drivers/serial/of_serial.c
index 02406ba6da1..cdf172eda2e 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/of_serial.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/of_serial.c
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ static int of_platform_serial_remove(struct of_device *ofdev)
 static struct of_device_id __devinitdata of_platform_serial_table[] = {
 	{ .type = "serial", .compatible = "ns8250",   .data = (void *)PORT_8250, },
 	{ .type = "serial", .compatible = "ns16450",  .data = (void *)PORT_16450, },
+	{ .type = "serial", .compatible = "ns16550a", .data = (void *)PORT_16550A, },
 	{ .type = "serial", .compatible = "ns16550",  .data = (void *)PORT_16550, },
 	{ .type = "serial", .compatible = "ns16750",  .data = (void *)PORT_16750, },
 	{ .type = "serial", .compatible = "ns16850",  .data = (void *)PORT_16850, },